The Adults Are Talking Song Lyrics by The Strokes
They’ve been sayin’, “You’re sophisticated”They’re complainin’, overeducatedYou are saying all the words I’m dreamingSay it after meSay it after meThey will blame us, crucify and shame usWe can’t help it if we are a problemWe are tryin’ hard to get your attentionI’m climbin’ up your wallClimbin’ up your wall
Don’t go there ’cause you’ll never returnI know you think of me when you think of herBut then it don’t make sense when you’re tryin’ hardTo do the right thing but without recompenseAnd then you did something wrong and you said it was greatAnd now you don’t know how you could ever complainBecause you’re all confused ’cause you want me toBut then you want me to do it the same as you
You were waitin’ for the elevatorYou were sayin’ all the words I’m dreamingNo more askin’ questions or excusesInformation’s hereHere and everywhere
Don’t go there ’cause you’ll never returnI know you think of me when you think of herBut then it don’t make sense when you’re tryin’ hardTo do the right thing but without recompenseAnd then you did something wrong and you said it was greatAnd now you don’t know how you could ever complainBecause you’re all confused ’cause you want me toBut then you want me to do it the same way as you, and, but
I don’t, I don’t want anythingI know it’s not, it’s not your faultI don’t want anyoneAlways I do, it’s not for you
AhOoh
StockholdersSame shit, a different lieI’ll get it right sometimeOh, maybe not tonightOh, maybe not tonightOh, maybe not tonightOh, maybe not tonightOh, maybe not tonight
Hello?Yeah, boy, here we goAnd a-one, and a-two, and a-threeHere we go, friendsHold on, I can’t-Maybe that’s kooky situationSo, let’s go back to the old key, old tempo, everythingOkay